Ruidu.

For the first time, the hunters gathered in the sun, but it was an inaccessible wilderness, and they stood on a green meadow with a black hood on their heads, revealing only half of their faces.

This is Stonehenge, where the Druids were sacrificed in ancient times, with huge boulders arranged in standard circles and shadows covering the vast meadows.

Now, under each boulder stood a hunter.

"Do you really want to clean up all the explorers?"

"They are ready to move, and everyone knows that the Holy See has been the tax collector of this world for a thousand years, and the explorers have forgotten their righteousness, but that's it. ”

The hunter's argument has always been like this, no one knows who is speaking, and everyone can contradict anyone.

"The explorers didn't do anything, they even joined the resistance when Nidhogg attacked, you were just terrified of a force beyond control. ”

"This is a force strong enough to destroy Brittanya, look at the boulder behind you, hunter!"

"In ancient times, beings with superhuman strength fought to protect mortals, they built such miracles, and hunters existed for this purpose, in the face of such a threat as explorers, we actually have to stand idly by!"

"The real threat is science, please think with what little brain you have, at least half of the explorers are willing to go to science for trouble, worry about them, it is better to be careful of the state religion!"

One of the hunters, standing due north, moved, and the outline of the sword could be seen from the outside of the cloak, and he joined the argument: "What evidence do you have?"

"Go to the church and see, you rats hiding in the dark, all the prayers have been modified, and the person who prays is not aware of it, science naturally controls all his followers, why should the Anglican be spared!"

"Listen, what they're praying for!"

"Let the mortal world of sin be purified in the fire!Let the worms in the darkness have nowhere to hide!Let the light bring about a new world! You are worried about the explorers, who at least do not want the whole world to be destroyed!"

The hunters were silent for a moment.

Then the argument continued, except that no one ever spoke of it against the explorers, business as usual, the hunters.

Although the world is already at stake.

Then one of the hunters removed his hood, revealing the face of the Duke of Wellington.

He carried a heavy sword and walked among the hunters.

The hunters stopped arguing, they were silent, not knowing what it meant.

"There's no time to argue, hunter, we were originally the force that guarded the dark world, but now we're just wasting time arguing with each other. ”

The Duke of Wellington looked around, and the majestic aura belonging to the hunter leader covered the boulder ring, and all the hunters felt the strong will.

"Science wants the end of the world, and no one is immune. And the explorers ......"

"As long as they are paid for their tasks, they will do anything, including helping us stop the army of science. ”

But there were still hunters who disagreed, and they almost couldn't wait to argue, but all were stopped by an irresistible force.

The Hunter Leader had never shown his oppressive power to the Hunter so directly, and no one could speak under such pressure.

"You can disagree with my decision, but since then, you are not hunters. The Duke of Wellington's tone was cold, but it was as warm as spring compared to the breath that permeated the air, "Hunter, the only thing that matters now is to prevent science from entering Brittany, and if the Church wants to do that, then let it disappear." ”

When the Duke of Wellington had finished speaking, there was a dead silence here, no one spoke, all the hunters were silent under the pressure of terror, but no one turned away.

"In that case, then this is a mission announcement for the hunters, and I need the mission with the highest reward on the quest board of all the Explorers' Guilds in Brittania to protect Brittany, at any cost, without fail. ”

Several hunters turned and left, this is the hunter's way of doing things, when the argument is over, everyone chooses their own task, no commitment is required, and it is sure to be completed.

"In addition to that, I want to know what the state religion is really doing and allow any action if time is pressing. ”

The smell of iron and blood was in the air, and in the history of hunters, such permission was rare, and every time it appeared, it meant that the dark world was bleeding.

And this time, the bright world is not even immune.

The hunters scattered, and they did as they were told.

Eventually, only a few people remained under the boulder, and they lifted their hoods, revealing black hair and black eyes rarely seen in Britannia.

"At the expense of hunters, is it worth it?"

"For the sake of Brittana, I am willing to pay any price. ”

The Duke of Wellington stuck his sword into the ground, and the entire monolithic ring began to change.

On the grass, the shadows of the boulders began to invert.

It seemed like stepping back in time, but it was actually a powerful magic, the boulder ring was isolated from the inside and outside, and inside was a terrifying magic in effect.

The black clothes standing under the boulder waited patiently, they were disciples of the Mo family, and they came here to help the Duke of Wellington, but now was not the time for them to make a move.

The grass has withered several times in a short period of time, and stone slabs have appeared out of thin air, from scattered to neat, occupying the ground.

When all the changes are over, what appears in front of everyone is a stone platform.

And the long sword in the Duke of Wellington's hand, which was originally inserted in the grass, happened to be inserted in the center of a stone.

"It's time......"

The Duke looked up at the clear blue sky above the boulder and took a long breath.

"Ancient kings, I need your help. ”

With a soft groan, the sword was drawn from the boulder.

At the same time, something happened.

In the shadow of the boulder, came the knights dressed in black, their armor making a sound of metal colliding, but their footsteps were silent, as if they were shadows themselves.

The ring is made up of thirteen boulders, while the tall knights have thirteen.

"I know your prayers, but I will not allow them. ”

A knight with a crown on his head walked up to the Duke of Wellington and looked down at the sword in his hand.

"Our Lord Science is about to perform the Last Judgment, and I will charge before him and crush all enemies. ”

The knight stretched out his hand: "Let go of your narrow and pathetic stubbornness, for the happiness of all mortals." ”

The Duke of Wellington bowed his head and was silent for a long time.

"My name, Arthur, comes from your name......"

"The short-sightedness of mortals," the knight, the legendary ancient sage, let out a long sigh, "nothing will be more important than the new world." ”

"Really?"